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Exhibit 12.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Arie Kilman, certify
that:

|1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement
          of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
          statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
          made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
          financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
          of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
          Exchange Act Rules 13a15(e) and 15d15(e)) for the registrant and
          have:
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| | a. | designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating                to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us                by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this                annual report is being prepared;
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| | b. | evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
               procedures and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
               effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
the                period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
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| | c. | disclosed
in this annual report any change in the registrants internal                control
over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the
               annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
               materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
               reporting;
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|5. | The
registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
               our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the                registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants
board of                directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a. | all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
               of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely
to                adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and                report financial information; and
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| | b. | any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
               who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
               financial reporting.
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| | Date:
March 27, 2006
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| |  | /s/ Arie Kilman
Arie KilmanChief Executive Officer
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